diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
index 1c0b70d79c..956234f851 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ model_list:
 general_settings:
   alerting: ["slack"]
   alerting_threshold: 10
+  allowed_ips: ["192.168.1.1"]
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diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 08994a957e..58da69858b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -1690,6 +1690,12 @@ class ProxyConfig:
             ui_access_mode = general_settings.get(
                 "ui_access_mode", "all"
             )  # can be either ["admin_only" or "all"]
+            ### ALLOWED IP ###
+            allowed_ips = general_settings.get("allowed_ips", None)
+            if allowed_ips is not None and premium_user is False:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "allowed_ips is an Enterprise Feature. Please add a valid LITELLM_LICENSE to your envionment."
+                )
             ## BUDGET RESCHEDULER ##
             proxy_budget_rescheduler_min_time = general_settings.get(
                 "proxy_budget_rescheduler_min_time", proxy_budget_rescheduler_min_time